Man killed in collision with CSX train

Tallahassee police responded to what they are investigating as a traffic incident after a man was killed when he was struck by a CSX train around 10:20 p.m. Thursday.

Tallahassee Police Department spokesman David Northway said the train was traveling north to Attapulgus, Ga., when the conductor saw the man on the tracks near the intersection of Pat Thomas Boulevard and Tennessee Street. The emergency brakes were applied, but the train was unable to stop before hitting the man.

He was pronounced dead on scene.

The incident happened along rail tracks south of Tennessee Street in the woods, Northway said. CSX officials have been contacted, but Northway was unsure if they had arrived at the incident yet Thursday night.

The tracks lie just west of an entrance to Tallahassee Community College.

TPD's forensic and crime units are processing the scene, "assuring they check all other avenues," to determine if he was killed by the train, Northway said.

The man's identity is not being released until next of kin can be notified.